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math vocab
it's for math class about math words
Question | Answer |
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absolute value | the number's distance from 0 on the number line |
negative numbers | Are numbers less than 0, they must always be written with a negative sign. |
negative sign | sign used to indicate negative quantity or a subtraction |
of | it means multiply ex: 25% of 42 |
equation | a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =) |
equals sign | the symbol = |
variable | a symbol for a number we don't know yet. It is usually a letter like x or y. Example: in x + 2 = 6, x is the variable |
solution | a value, or values, we can put in place of a variable (such as x) that makes the equation true |
dependent variable | |
independent variable | |
graph | |
coordinate point |